ling ch 2 def

Question 1

Articulatory phonetics:

Answer 1

study of the production of speech sounds

Question 2

Acoustic phonetics:

Answer 2

study of the transmission and the physical properties of speech sounds

Question 3

Auditory phonetics:

Answer 3

study of the perception of speech sounds

Question 4

Phonetics:

Answer 4

study of the minimal units that make up a language

Question 5

Segments:

Answer 5

are the discrete units of the speech stream and can be further subdivided into the categories consonants and vowels.

Question 6

Suprasegmentals:

Answer 6

they often apply to entire strings of constants and vowels- properties such as stress, tone, and intonation

Question 7

Syllable:

Answer 7

every utterance represents a syllable

Question 8

Nucleus:

Answer 8

vocalic part of rhyme

Question 9

coda

Answer 9

consists of any final consonants

Question 10

Monophthongs:

Answer 10

simple vowels composed of a single configuration of the vocal tract

Question 11

Diphthongs:

Answer 11

complex vowels composed of a sequence of two different configurations

Question 12

Running speech/continuous speech:

Answer 12

phrases and sentences that run together

Question 13

X-ray photography:

Answer 13

to investigate aspects of sound production

Question 14

Palatography:

Answer 14

to observe contact between tongue and the roof of the mouth, and instruments to measure airflow and air pressure during speech

Question 15

Sound spectrograph:

Answer 15

tool to study acoustic phonetics with the use of pictures of the sounds

Question 16

Impressionistic phonetic transcription:

Answer 16

method of writing down speech sounds in order to capture what is said and how its pronounced

Question 17

Bilabial:

Answer 17

consonants are made by bringing both lips close together

Question 18

Labiodental:

Answer 18

consonants are made with the lower lip against the upper front teeth

Question 19

Interdentals:

Answer 19

made with the tip of the tongue protruding between the front teeth

Question 20

Alveolar:

Answer 20

sounds are made at the small ridge that protrudes just behind your upper front teeth